Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine concluded in Istanbul on Monday, June 2nd. This was reported by TASS, citing a source familiar with the matter.

The first round of negotiations occurred in mid-May, which resulted in a prisoner exchange of 1000 for 1000.

The Kremlin reported on May 28th that the Russian side had almost completed work on a memorandum regarding Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs later clarified that the document would specify possible settlement deadlines and conditions for a temporary ceasefire.

Leading up to the second round of negotiations, terrorist attacks occurred on railways in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, resulting in dozens of injuries and seven deaths.

On June 1st, FPV drone attacks were carried out on airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. In at least one instance, a truck was used to launch drones toward an airbase. The Ministry of Defense classified these attacks as terrorist acts.